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Elements of Discontinuity Within Long-Term Architectural Projects

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The existing system of housing is affected by a permanent disconnection between its two main components: the concept of housing and its physical support. Discontinuity between these two components leads to their gradual separation into asymmetrical growing systems. That position is at the base of negative mutations that take place within the architectural language and its loss of efficiency.

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Poliakine, M. (1978). Elements of Discontinuity Within Long-Term Architectural Projects. In: Rose, J. (eds) Current Topics in Cybernetics and Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93104-8_179

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